Standard US English Dialect?

[Benjamin Barrett]

FWIW, NHK Japanese, not Tokyo Japanese is considered the standard.
There is a difference. BB

On Apr 12, 2008, at 10:58 AM, chris bennett wrote:

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> Hello,
> My girlfriend is Japanese/American and believes standard US dialect
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> is that of the middle class of New York City. She believes this
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> many of her ESL learning friends have been told this and they
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> seek NYC tutors. She reminded me that Tokyo Japanese is the
> standard, =
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> which may lend support to her NYC idea.
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> I've searched online for the answer and have had no luck. =3D
> Personally, I was under the impression that midwestern dialects were
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> generally accepted as "standard" US English dialect. My grandfather
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> worked for the Voice of America and was always impressed by the
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> broadcasters (Russia's version of the VOA, etc.) who spoke with a =3D
> perfect Ohio type dialect. I've also seen Deutsche Welle newscasters
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> with the Ohio dialect.
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> Are you able to shed any light on the matter?
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> Thanks much,
> Christian Bennignus

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